6.0 Earthquake in Guatemala

[JBean]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34922301...news-americas/



Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Guatemala coast

Temblor is felt in capital, although there are no initial reports of damages

[chesterp]

Yesterday, there was an earthquake off the coast of Venezuela, it was so far away there was no damage anywhere to land.

[hockeymom]

Ok is it me or is there a lot of earthquakes all of a sudden. I have a kooky friend who says the earth's axis is shifting. I'm beginning to think she's not so kooky.

[Skittles]

Originally Posted by hockeymom

Ok is it me or is there a lot of earthquakes all of a sudden. I have a kooky friend who says the earth's axis is shifting. I'm beginning to think she's not so kooky.

Go here to see all the earthquakes:

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Red is today, orange yesterday, yellow last 2 weeks. Size of circle indicates magnitude.

[hockeymom]

Originally Posted by Skittles

Go here to see all the earthquakes:

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Red is today, orange yesterday, yellow last 2 weeks. Size of circle indicates magnitude.

Wow,is this typical on any given day?

[Skittles]

Originally Posted by hockeymom

Wow,is this typical on any given day?

Pretty much. I'm not a seismologist, though. Many of them you don't hear about because they are centered in the ocean and may only marginally affect populated areas.

[passionflower]

This is so interesting. I am one that is afraid that the quakes will get bigger and badder.
Look at Calif! IIRC, years ago people worried about a section going into the ocean.........

[hockeymom]

Originally Posted by Skittles

Pretty much. I'm not a seismologist, though. Many of them you don't hear about because they are centered in the ocean and may only marginally affect populated areas.

Well thats somewhat reassuring. If I start feeling a quake here in Upstate NY(not unheard of),I'll start worrying.

[Julessleuther]

Hockey Mom, there is a fault on the border of Canada and the US near Plattsburgh, so earthquakes are a great possibility, and in fact, there was a mag. 7 earthquake in 1925, the same size as Haiti. Here is info about NY:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...rk/history.php

This site lists all kinds of info about earthquakes, faults etc by state. Almost every state in the US has some earthquake danger.


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/

[hockeymom]

I have felt at least 2 here in NY. I probably wouldn't have known what it was but lived in Cally. I think its very hard to describe unless you feel it. A total lack of control.